Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College ,Aurangabad, Maharashtra, has received the award given by USVA AICTE in the category titled HOW INNOVATIVELY YOU ARE CONDUCTING CLASSES FOR STUDENTS OF YOUR INSTITUTION DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD?

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enforcement of lockdown have posed major challenges in the education system globally.

This crisis had also opened up opportunities to usher in a new era of learning.

Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, a top–ranked private engineering college, a constituent college of MGM University, Aurangabad, founded by Mahatma Gandhi Mission, took the initiative of online teaching in a holistic manner with urgency so as to avoid endangering the progression of learning and career of its students.

Here is the brief narrative about the inspiration and the wide range of thoughtful actions taken by JNEC and their outcomes that has led to the winning of the prestigious AICTE-Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award -2020.

Students were bound to feel isolated in online learning environment so the teaching-learning approach was imbued with care, concern, and compassion.

All the JNEC faculty members were advised to incorporate interactive elements and opportunities for communication-to guide students and to use students’ feedback to create more effective and engaging online learning lectures and make themselves available for queries regarding the course. At the end of every week all faculty member shared the updates and feedbacks on the online academic the activity carried out by them :

1.0   On-line Courses Registered/Completed

2.0   Learning Videos / Audio Created by faculty himself/herself

3.0   Third Party Videos/ Learning Resources used for students

4.0   Assignments/ Quizzes/ Tests/ Group Discussions

5.0   Use of Third Party Live Streaming Sessions (like Google Class-room, Zoom, etc)

6.0   Use of Virtual Lab sessions

7.0   Preparation of Question Bank/ Question Paper/ Lab Manuals

8.0   Administrative Work Submissions (NBA/Project/ Lab development/ Equipment List/ etc)

The weekly reviews continuously enriched and enhanced online teaching. Our faculty members used innovative and interesting ways to deliver the content and demonstrate the points through various approaches of online teaching, they shared subject-wise weekly tasks like assignments, videos & other references materials to students. Around 528 Assignments/Quizzes were shared to students, they submitted it through WhatsApp/ E-mail/ Moodle platform. Assessment and monitoring were timely conducted. The faculty members of our institution registered for 237 online courses, 95 virtual lab sessions were conducted and 1012 learning resources were used by students.       

SWAYAM Course registered and completed by faculty 

Photo: YouTube Video by faculty 

  Photo: Snapshot of learning materials shared through Google Classroom

 The unprecedented pandemic has created a high stress situation among students. Our faculty seek to combine the role of a parent and teacher and encourage students to adapt the new normal.

We also took various initiatives for students,namely,

Ø  Our faculty have motivated the students to download Arogya Setu app

Ø  Counseling of students staying in containment zones

Ø  Teacher –Guardian were in constant touch with students mentees

Ø  Special support was extended to our students residing in Leh-Ladakh. They were shared video of every lectures so they can download and  learn whenever they could get connected to the internet.

Ø  Webinar on health awareness during pandemic were also conducted for students

Ø  Students were motivated to take part in other Online Courses, Competitions & Challenges

Sample Certificates of students’ participation in online events

It was a big challenge to complete the final year projects since most projects require labs and fabrication and assembly to complete the projects. As per the UGC guideline all the hardware-based projects were converted to review based/ secondary data-based projects or software-driven projects. Toward this task all faculty guides helped the students to complete their projects.

Our Project team of Mechanical Engineering was working on an Industrial Project titled ‘Rolling & Unrolling Mechanism for Cloth Roll in Textile Industry’ in Vatan textiles, Railway Station MIDC, Aurangabad. The Project design and major Fabrication was completed in the month of March 2020 before the start of COVID-19 lockdown and the setup was stuck at the fabricator’s end. The Industry was in a dire need of the setup and was in constant touch with the project team during the lockdown. The Project team was stuck in different parts of the state but they coordinated on video & audio platforms with the fabricator and completed the final fabrications during the lockdown period and made sure the implementation in the industry during August 2020 in the graded Unlock Phase. The process got completion and impleation of the project.

 to: Industrial Project Implementation by JNEC students during Lockdown

Moving to the digital learning with inadequate support would have been a short-term solution. Our institution decided to provide excellent training to all faculty on ICT tools and techniques. The main objective was to train the faculty members in understanding the various online tools such as Online Lecture Conduction using Webex/ GoTo Meeting/ Zoom/Microsoft Team/ Google Classroom/ Google Meet, Moodle Learning Platform, Video recording and live streaming using OBS Tool for designing and development digital resources for effective and interactive teaching and learning.

  Faculty development program on ICT Tool  and sample certificate provided to all attendees.

Faculty members had written blogs relevant to student interest which are published on our university website.

 Blogging by faculty to provide emotional support to JNEC students

 

Webinars:

Our College conducted various informative webinars for students and faculty members to make them aware of current technologies and opportunities during pandemic.

Ø  Webinars for students and faculty.

Ø   09 webinars for Engineering aspirants (12^th Class students) by our Head of the departments. The main objective was to share the opportunities available in engineering streams.

 Library in the time of Pandemic

“Books bring a new dawn in your life and will inspire you to make changes in your life. The habit of reading not only increases your knowledge but also changes your way of thinking”. Digital Learning tools and technology enables students to develop effective self-directed learning skills. Our college stived hard to promote digital learning and make students aware of the various e-learning platforms.   Students were able to identify the e-books they need to learn, find and use online resources. In addition to this engaging students, digital learning tools and technology sharpen critical thinking skills.

Abundant number of digital versions of the books and technical magazines were shared with students. Students were able to avail the services of :

·         Google Ebooks - more than 25 Million ebooks

·         Project Gutenburg and Hindustan Ebooks - 60000+ ebooks are available on this portals

·         NISCAIR online repository of E-journals : 22+ National reputed E-journals are available on this poertal

·         Springer Open Access E-journal : 300+ International reputed E-journals.

·         Directory of Open Access Journals :11+ E-journals are available on this portal

·         Standard Pearson publication e-books e-library to our students for  preparation :4000+ E-books

·         National Digital Library of India

·         McGraw Hill publication e-books : 800+ syllabus

·         e-shodhSindhu e-resources, SWAYAM PRABHA

·         Springer Open access :  450+ Ebooks

·         NPTEL live sessions SMS were sent daily to Faculty and Students

·         Bloomsbury Online Library for   Architecture department: 240 + ebooks.

JNEC faculty members contributed a lot during COVID-Lockdown.

·         8000 Face shields were designed, developed and distributed by the faculty members of  JNEC to the Corona warriors – the Doctors, Nurses, Policemen, Housekeeping staff and faculty members

·         Grocery and food items (worth Rs. 1,00,000) were distributed to needy people during the lockdown

·         Food, Fruits, Medicines and Masks were also distributed during the lockdown period by Faculty Members, Staff and students. All of these activities were carried out following the safety guidelines issued by government

·         Foot-Operated sanitizer machine was made ready

·         Sensor based hand sanitizer machine

·         1000 note books were binded out of unused pages of notebooks and were distributed to orphanage in Gevrai village

·         Presently working on 2 projects, one of which is submitted to AICTE and other one to BAMU

Face shield Development and distribution in society

 

Our college student also participated at National Level Challenge & Shortlisted 7th at MHRD AICTE MEGA Online Challenge SAMADHAN for COVID-19 pandemic SAMADHAN Challenge (April 18 to 25, 2020) 

 Snapshot of session

All educational institutes were in fear of an economic slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic as the job market had come to a complete standstill . Our training and placement office struggled hard to cope up with the unprecedented situation and kept on providing all possible guidance and opportunities to job aspirants. We had conducted 12 webinars for all engineering students , coordinated 23 Online Contests/ Challenges /Aptitude Tests for all students all branches. Also, initiated Pre-Campus Placement preparation and training activities for students, such as:

·         Spruce Training Activity

·         Syntel CSR Training  on Python

·         Xento ‘Train and Hire’ Program

·         TCS CodeVita Interaction Series

Our Training and placement cell arranged for job offers from 58 companies in all and placed 42 students during the lockdown out of total of 312 students placed in the current academic year. 

All this was possible because of constant motivation by Honorable Shri. A. N. Kadam , Chancellor, MGM University.  We were ably guided by our Honorable Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sudhir Gavhane and Mr. Ashish Gadekar, Registrar, MGM University. Principal of JNEC, Dr. H. H. Shinde , who were a continuous source of inspiration and support for us during all the activities conducted by us during the lockdown.

Innovation by Alumnus of Chemical Engineering Department of Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, MGM University, Aurangabad

 

 

Dr. Swapneshu Baser

Dr. Swapneshu Baser, alumnus of Chemical Engineering Department, has received another accolade for himself and ultimately for MGM’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College famously known as JNEC, Aurangabad. He has added another patent to his name. However, before discussing more about his innovation, let’s get to know more about him first. Dr. Baser completed his undergraduate studies from JNEC in the year 1987 and later went on to do his postgraduate studies from IIT, Delhi and his Doctoral studies from IIT, Bombay. Apart from working as an Adjunct Professor at IIT Bombay, he has won many national and international recognitions and awards for his contribution in developing innovative and environment friendly chemical processes. But the important award he cherishes most is the award received by the hands of the honorable President of India, late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for his contributions in improving Supercritical Fluid (SCF) Extraction technology. 

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India giving Award to Dr. Swapneshu Baser for contributions in SCF Technology.

Dr. Baser has been very instrumental in entrepreneurial activities from the early stage of his career and in the year 1999, he founded Deven Supercriticals Pvt. Ltd. (DSPL). Over the years DSPL has taken up challenges to successfully design, manufacture and supply wide range of SCF processing equipment along with complete technical support for process / product development, process optimization and efficient operation of the plant. DSPL is catering to technical needs of clients in India and abroad ranging for number of products covering areas like spice oils & oleoresins, herbal extracts, natural colors, perfumes, natural preservatives, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, leathers, textiles etc.

Supercritical Fluid Extraction Process Pilot Plant

Dr. Baser has number of patents on his name and recently has obtained another one for an incredible innovation of SCF technology for textile industry. Considering the intensity of environmental pollution in textile industry due to amount of water required for dyeing of threads and woven cloth and its subsequent cleaning, which even after waste water treatment ultimately end up carrying traces of synthetic dyes in effluent. So it is always important that textile industry uses minimum process water or no water at all for at least dyeing processes. Dr. Baser identified this opportunity and developed an innovative process of dyeing textile products using carbon dioxide as supercritical fluid to be used as an alternative to water.

Supercritical Fluid Extraction Process Commercial Plant

Major advantages of supercritical carbon dioxide based Textile Dyeing process is primarily elimination of pollution due to waste water streams and at the same time process having increased economic viability and zero discharge. Technically speaking, the primary objective of his innovative work was to develop an improved dyeing process that facilitates interaction of the dye molecules with the textile material, so as to increase the rate and efficiency of dyeing process using supercritical fluids. This innovation has resulted in waterless dyeing process for dyeing of the textile materials with single or multi-colors in various shades, patterns, designs etc. in single step of dyeing.

Chemical Engineering Department, MGM University is bringing live Webinar of Dr Swapneshu Baser on 12 September 2020 at 3:00 pm. He will be talking about his innovations, his professional activities and how time spent at Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College has contributed in his success journey.

 

As a head of Chemical Engineering Department, I invite you all to join the webinar and interact with him. Visit this space again for more details! 

Dr. Sadanand Guhe

Head, Chemical Engineering Department 

Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College MGM University, Aurangabad

Mobile: 9890717844

If you are an engineering aspirant then you may want to know more about Mechatronics & Industry 4.0. - By V. V. Ukarande

 

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that offers rich knowledge in the field of Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical and Instrumentation.

Mechatronics and Industry 4.0 is todays Industry buzzword as Manufacturing Industries are starving to improve production efficiency in terms of cost, quality and time. Mechatronics has emerged as a right choice for enhancing production efficiency. Industries need Mechatronics specialist who has solid base of Mechanical and Electronics Engineering knowledge in addition to familiarity with Industry 4.0.

Mechatronics specialist has strong knowledge of Mechatronics system modelling, Sensors, Actuators, Programmable logic Controllers (PLC), Industrial drives, Fluid power system and Real-time computer interfacing which has huge demand in Industry. At Innovation, Incubation and Research Centre (IIRC) of MGM University, we have Factory Automation Setup by Christiani Sharpline, Germany which integrates a production system with material sorting and delivery process. This is fully assembled, wired, programmed and tested system. It is ideally suitable for learning PLC programming and visualization, as well as for commissioning and troubleshooting of automated industrial Mechatronics systems.

At IIRC, we also have Industrial Automation and Drives lab wherein complete setup of Siemens PLC (IoT enabled) integrated with Human Machine Interface (HMI), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and Supervisory control and distributed action system (SCADA) and for programming and Simulation, Total Integrated Automation software (TIA) are available for implementing experiential learning with hands on sessions for students.

To developed competency in the field of Mechatronics, knowledge of these emerging technologies is prerequisite and this knowledge also acts as a foundation in working with systems which is collectively termed as Industry 4.0. For these applications, state of the art facilities at IIRC offers a safe and joyful environment for students to learn various aspects of Mechatronics field.

Industry 4.0 is a combination of cyber physical systems and Internet of things (IoT) in which machines are connected with each other and they make decisions without human intervention and that brings the concept of smart factory in reality. Real time monitoring of manufacturing activities in a factory is necessary as knowing the working status of machines at any point of time helps in minimizing the downtime and organizing the factory.

To keep pace with these developments, enriched setup has been made available in IIRC. Sensory kit by Pepperl+Fuchs is utilised which can be integrated with Programmable Logic Controllers to gain deep insights of today’s one of the most demanding technology named as Industry 4.0.

Industry 4.0 experts generally has strong knowledge in the field of Big data, Augmented Reality, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Industrial Automation, Internet of things, Cyber Security and 3D Printing. All these facilities are integral part of IIRC commissioned under collaboration of industry leaders like Christiani Sharpline-Germany, Yaskawa-Japan, Zortrax 3D Printer-Poland, Autonomous Driving-MSC Software etc.

IIRC is a one stop solution where one can develop competencies required in Mechatronics and Industry 4.0 as courses designed for students of any branch of engineering can take benefit of these unique facilities.  Courses are designed in collaboration with Industries and faculties are trained by industry experts. At IIRC, every effort will be made to turned enthusiast into expert of Mechatronics and Industry 4.0.

Prof. Vaibhav Ukrande

Assistant Professor

Department of  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

( Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College )

Studying At a Top Ranked BTech College : What Sets JNEC Apart?

Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College: An institution to nurture your talent

 and explore Industry 4.0

Engineering is and always has been one of the most sought-after academic disciplines for Indian students. Never have the challenges and opportunities in this field been more exciting or critical to the long-term well-being of the nation than today. It is no surprise then that India is home to some of the best institutes offering quality technical education. Here's all you need to know about pursuing a B.Tech or  M.Tech from Jawaharlal Nehru EngineeringCollege (or JNEC).

JNEC embraces the core beliefs of quality education,affordable higher education for all ,and is now a constituent of MGM University’s belief, established by Mahatma Gandhi Mission,in Auangabad,Maharashtra. 

 In the difficult times of COVID-19 one has seen  wonderful, expansive social initiatives of the College - face guard and low cost hand sanitizers for health workers has been a key project undertaken by students under the guidance of some of the faculty members.

 To enable students to learn through DIY (Do It Yourself) approach. B.Tech. programs at JNEC have Tinkering laboratories. Innovation culture at JNEC is amply reflected in design, assembly & manufacturing of low cost and eco-friendly pedal operated washing machine, portable 3D printing machines manufactured in-house by our B.Tech. students.

  

JNEC is NAAC accredited ‘A' grade and ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 Certified, AICTE approved institution and has carved out a niche in professional education in state of Maharashtra during its four decades of existence. B.Tech. programs at JNEC offer holistic education through seamless integration of engineering with liberal arts.The visionary founders of MGM University have developed a vibrant academic ecosystem on campus for grooming competent technocrats with human values.

Our Training & Placement Cell has excellent liasioning with industries for on campus & off campus placement assistance that has contributed to excellent placements records. Training & Placement Cell also offers career guidance avenues & aptitude tests training. Teaching learning process at JNEC is entirely based on student centric pedagogical methods for Outcomes-Based Education.

To develop technological competence of B.Tech. students, JNEC has state-of-the-art facilities; the Innovation Incubation  Research Center (IIRC) the first of its kind in Maharashtra is an important arm of the college. Many tie-ups with leading global technology companies are completed at IIRC in areas such as,industrial automation,Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering Lab for Advance Manufacturing, Industrial Robotics and Automation, AI assisted Drone Technology,Computer integration manufacturing (CIM) Lab in association with ChristianiSharpline,Germany and SSIGMA,Pune,FlowMeasuring Technology Lab by Endress-Houser.

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Engineering Exploration Laboratory at JNEC acts as platform for First Year B.Tech. students to work on scalable prototypes. The guidance of highly experienced post doctoral faculty with strong research publications/projects make B.Tech.programs at JNEC academically stimulating and builds  professional strengths early .

JNEC B.Tech students have numerous opportunities for co-curricular & extra-curricular development through ‘Swayambhu’ Technical Festival, TEDx talks, chapters of professional societies like IEEE, CSI, SAE-BAJA, IE and hobby clubs, ‘RAZZMATAZZ’ annual social gathering. To make B.Tech. students corporate ready, JNEC has multifaceted Industry-Institute Interaction through Industry designed curriculum, customized skill development certification courses designed & mentored by industry experts, student winter/summer internships, sponsored(collaborated) projects and industry established laboratories.

The pan-world alumni presence has led to establishment of Alumni Entrepreneurs Club for mentoring current B.Tech. students by distinguished alumni. Serene, aesthetically designed safe campus with surveillance systems ensure blossoming of our B.Tech. students’ creativity. B.Tech. students are encouraged & offered support by our MOOC center to acquire additional certifications through Massive Open Online Courses.

JNEC offers following AICTE approved four-year duration Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs:

●   Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering

●   Information Technology

●   Mechanical Engineering

●   Civil Engineering

●   Chemical Engineering

●   Computer Science & Engineering

●   Electrical Engineering

JNEC also offers five-year duration Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program approved by Council of Architecture(CoA).

JNEC is one of the top B Tech colleges in Maharashtra and has garnered a reputation for honing students with intellectual rigour, daring entrepreneurial spirit and talent for developing technologies that improve quality of life.

If you’re a Class 12th student who wishes to study engineering or architecture at this college it would benefit  you to know that undergraduate admission to the 2020 academic year has begun, also if you wish to pursue post-graduation programs in engineering /architecture then you may want to consider the options of subject areas at JNEC, Aurangabad.